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Stith Thompson Motif Index
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Stith Thompson's Motif-Index of Folk-Literature classifies recurring narrative elements in folktales, myths, legends, ballads and related traditional narratives. Each entry below gives Thompson's motif reference and the description recorded in the index.
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Mythological Motifs
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Animal Motifs
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Motifs of Tabu
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Magic
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The Dead
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Marvels
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Ogres
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Tests
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The Wise and the Foolish
K
Deceptions
L
Reversals of Fortune
M
Ordaining the Future
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Chance and Fate
P
Society
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Rewards and Punishments
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Captives and Fugitives
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Unnatural Cruelty
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Sex
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The Nature of Life
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Religion
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Traits of Character
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Humor
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Miscellaneous Groups of Motifs
| Thompson reference | Description ▲ |
|---|---|
| D791.1.2 | Disenchantment when superhuman task is finished. Enchanted person appears every seven years in human form and puts one stitch in a smock. When it is finished, she will be delivered. Hartland Science 240. |
| D702.1 | Disenchantment with missing member. While in transformation a person loses a bodily member. When disenchanted, he still lacks the member.—Many of the references to E33 may refer to this motif. |
| Q491.1 | Disgraceful burial as punishment. Jewish: Neuman. |
| K1836.4 | Disguise as a weeping woman to attract attention. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1828.1 | Disguise as angel. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K1328 | Disguise as animal to seduce woman. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1826.2 | Disguise as ascetic. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K1825.8 | Disguise as astrologer. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K1825.3 | Disguise as barber. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K2357.9 | Disguise as beggar (pauper) to enter enemy's camp (castle) or to spy. Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Greek: Grote I 276. |
| K1817.1 | Disguise as beggar (pauper). *Type 900; *BP I 443ff.; Schoepperle II 583 s.v. "disguises"; *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 250b; Child I 189, 191f., 202—207, III 157, 179, 191ff., 271ff., V 2ff., 279f. Irish: O'Suilleabhain 24, 42, 45, Beal XXI 307, 315f., *Cross; English: Wells 11 (Horn Childe and Maiden Rimnild); Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish: Espinosa II Nos. 133—135, III No. 192, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 145, 210; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus II 299 n. 3; Jewish: *Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights I 67; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 249 No. 193; Korean: Zong in-Sob 116 No. 58; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 393. |
| K2357.12 | Disguise as carpenter (tradesman) to enter enemy's camp. (Cf. K1816.11.) Irish myth: Cross. |
| K521.2.5 | Disguise as carpenter so as to escape. Chinese: Graham. |
| K1816.11 | Disguise as carpenter. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| K1839.12 | Disguise as child (in cradle). Irish myth: Cross. |
| K1826 | Disguise as churchman (cleric). Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K2357.14 | Disguise as churl (bachlach) to enter enemy's hall. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K1816.10 | Disguise as cobbler (shoemaker). |
| K1825.6 | Disguise as dancer. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1818.4 | Disguise as deformed men to secure entertainment. Japanese: Anesaki 361. |
| K1828 | Disguise as deity (or spirit). Africa (Fang): Einstein 162, (Bambula): Einstein 165, (Wachaga): Gutmann 187, (Bangala): Weeks 113. |
| K1838 | Disguise as devil. Priest disguises as devil and "haunts" neighbor's house. Buys it cheaply. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K1825.1 | Disguise as doctor. Chinese: Werner 275. |
| K1839.9 | Disguise as drunkard. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| K1839.15 | Disguise as dupe's daughter after having killed her. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1817.1.1 | Disguise as fakir. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K521.2.4 | Disguise as farmer so as to escape. Chinese: Graham. |
| K1839.7 | Disguise as foreign ambassador. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K1833 | Disguise as ghost. Fb "sp[ö]gelse" III 522b; Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn IV (1896) 356ff., 215ff.; Icelandic: Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K514 | Disguise as girl to avoid execution. *Oesterley No. 156; *Herbert III 133 No. 117; Icelandic: Anssaga Bogsveigis (FAS II) 359; Greek: Roscher Lexikon s.v. "Achilleus"; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 313 n. 128; Africa (Ba Ronga): Einstein 260, (Zulu): Callaway 40. |
| K1828.2 | Disguise as goddess. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1816.5 | Disguise as goose-girl (turkey-girl). *Type 533; *BP II 273ff.; Köhler-Bolte I 347; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "gardeuse", "dindons". |
| K1817.5 | Disguise as gypsy. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K1821.4.1 | Disguise as hairy man by putting on lambskins. Jewish: Neuman. |
| K1817.3 | Disguise as harper (minstrel). *Type 900; *BP I 446; *Boje XIX 70f., Thien Motive 16; *Hibbard 93 n. 9; English: Wells 9 (King Horn); Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K1816.6 | Disguise as herdsman (shepherd, swineherd, etc.) DeVries FFC LXXIII 324; Schoepperle II 583 s.v. "disguises"; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K1827 | Disguise as holy man. |
| K1825.4 | Disguise as hospitaller. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K2357.13 | Disguise as juggler to enter enemy's camp. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K521.2.3 | Disguise as king with mask in order to hide from enemy who has ruined warrior's face and torn his beard off. Icelandic: örvar-Odds saga 186—89, Boberg. |
| K1824 | Disguise as layman. Priest disguises as layman. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K2357.11 | Disguise as leper to enter enemy's camp. (Cf. K1818.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K1818.1 | Disguise as leper. Irish myth: *Cross; English: Wells 143 (Generydes); Tonga: Gifford 193. |
| K1818.3 | Disguise as madman (fool). *Type 900; *BP I 446; Schoepperle II 583 s.v. "disguises"; *Liebrecht 141ff.; *Hibbard 227; Malone PMLA XLIII 400; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus II 176 n. 2; Irish myth: Cross; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K1349.1.2 | Disguise as madman to enter girl's room. (Cf. K1818.3.) Italian Novella: *Rotunda; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1236 | Disguise as man to escape importunate lover. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1816 | Disguise as menial. *Types 314, 870; Irish myth: *Cross; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 14; Italian: Basile Pentamerone II No. 7, IV No. 10; Arabian: Burton Arabian Nights S II 203; India: *Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 21. |
| K2357.10 | Disguise as merchant to enter enemy's castle. (Cf. K1817.4.) Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K1817.4 | Disguise as merchant. Schoepperle II 583 s.v. "disguises"; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 142—145; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman. |
| K1826.4 | Disguise as missionary. S. A. Indian (Toba): Métraux MAFLS XL 135. |
| K1826.1 | Disguise as monk. Schoepperle II 583 s.v. "disguises"; Icelandic: *Boberg; Irish myth: *Cross; Spanish: Espinosa III No. 192; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; West Indies: Flowers 546. |
| K521.4.2 | Disguise as musician in order to escape. Africa (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 396 No. 18. |
| K2357.1 | Disguise as musician to enter enemy's camp. Herrmann Saxo II 210; Irish myth: Cross; Collingwood Sagabook of the Viking Society X (1) 134. |
| K2357.3 | Disguise as old man to enter enemies' camp. Maori: Beckwith Myth 250. |
| K1821.8 | Disguise as old man. Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; Marquesas: Handy 127; Maori: Beckwith 250. |
| K1839.11 | Disguise as older brother to obtain blessing. (Cf. K2211.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| K1817.2 | Disguise as palmer (pilgrim). Thien Motive 16; *Boje XIX 70f.; English: Wells 9 (King Horn); Icelandic: FSS 230—32, 252, Boberg; Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K1816.9 | Disguise as peasant. |
| K1817.4.1 | Disguise as peddler. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1825.1.6 | Disguise as physician to poison enemies. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K2357.2 | Disguise as pilgrim to enter enemy's camp (castle). Massmann Kaiserchronik III 110. |
| K1817.3.1 | Disguise as poet. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K1816.7 | Disguise as porter. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K1816.4 | Disguise as potter. *Kittredge Witchcraft 394 n. 109. |
| K1826.5 | Disguise as priest. Korean: Zong in-Sob 212 No. 98. |
| K1825 | Disguise as professional man. |
| K1827.1 | Disguise as saint. Man beats wife for spending too much time at church. Wife has maids dress as her patron saints and when the husband repeats the beating she calls on them for help. The husband is beaten. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K1818 | Disguise as sick man. *Type 3; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights S V 285; Japanese: Ikeda; West Indies: Flowers 546. |
| K1816.13 | Disguise as slave. Greek: Odyssey IV 245; Africa (Upoto): Einstein 133. |
| K1816.12 | Disguise as smith. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K1825.5 | Disguise as soldier. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman. |
| K1816.8 | Disguise as stable-boy. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K1816.5.1 | Disguise as tender of birds. Africa (Western Sudan): Equilbecq I 227ff. No. 7, (Madagascar): Renel I 144ff. No. 26, I 148ff. No. 27. |
| K521.4.4 | Disguise as waiter in inn to escape. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| K1817 | Disguise as wanderer. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K2357.8 | Disguise as woman to enter enemy's camp (castle). Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1816.3 | Disguise as woodcutter. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "casseur". |
| K1827.2 | Disguise as yogi. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1839.8 | Disguise by carrying false token. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K1821 | Disguise by changing bodily appearance. Missouri French: Carrière. |
| K1831.0.1 | Disguise by changing name. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K1832 | Disguise by changing voice. *Type 123; BP I 37; Missouri French: Carrière; Jewish: *Neuman; Papua: Ker 31, 41; Mono-Alu: Wheeler No. 52; S. A. Indian (Amuesha): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 150, (Jivaro): ibid. 148; Africa (Fang): Tessman 109f. |
| K1821.10 | Disguise by cutting off hair. Jewish: Neuman. |
| K1821.6 | Disguise by cutting one eye out. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K1821.1 | Disguise by dyeing beard. Youths have been advised never to serve a man with a red beard. The trickster dyes his beard black. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 53 No. 400B*. |
| K1821.5 | Disguise by dyeing complexion. Irish myth: Cross. |
| K521.2.2 | Disguise by mutilation so as to escape. Ears cut off, eyes put out, etc. *Chauvin VIII 136 No. 132; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 24 No. 2. |
| K521.3 | Disguise by painting (covering with soot, etc.) so as to escape. Type 36; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 1, 4, 5. |
| K1821.2 | Disguise by painting body. Boje XIX 67ff.; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 443; Africa (Mambettu): Casati Ten Years in Equatoria (London, 1891) I 162. |
| K1810.1 | Disguise by putting on clothes (carrying accoutrements) of certain person. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| K521.2.1 | Disguise by shaving off beard so as to escape. *Chauvin VIII 136 No. 132. |
| K1821.3 | Disguise by veiling face. |
| K1835 | Disguise for spying. (Cf. K1812.) India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1821.9.1 | Disguise in bark of birch. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| K521.4.1 | Disguise in clothes of other sex so as to escape. Africa (Wute): Sieber ZsES XII 188. |
| K2357.7 | Disguise in killed enemy's clothes to enter enemy's castle. Icelandic: Boberg. |
| K1821.9 | Disguise in wooden covering. *Type 510; *Cox Cinderella 1-121 passim. |
| K1836 | Disguise of man in woman's dress. |
| K1837.6 | Disguise of woman as a soldier. Cheremis: Sebeok-Nyerges. |
| K1837 | Disguise of woman in man's clothes. (Cf. K1825.) *Types 514, 880, 881, 882, 883A, 884, 890; *BP II 57f.; Penzer III 46f.; Boje XIX 70f.; Alphabet No. 318; Heptameron No. 31. — Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 58, 68, 104 Nos. 455, 515, *857; Italian: Basile Pentamerone III Nos. 3, 6, IV No. 6, *Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Werner 275; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 222. |
| K2357 | Disguise to enter enemy's camp (castle). Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish Exempla: Keller; India: Panchatantra III 5 (tr. Ryder 328ff.). |
| K1349.1 | Disguise to enter girl's (man's) room. (Cf. K1310—1329, passim.) |
| K2357.0.1 | Disguise to spy on enemy. Icelandic: *Boberg. |
| H452 | Disguise to test bride's chastity. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1815.0.1 | Disguise with hood dropping low over the face. Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 43 (Odin), *Boberg. |
| G303.9.4.5.2 | Disguised devil as messenger to adulterous people. Irish Myth: Cross. |
| K1941.1 | Disguised flayer tightens skin to look beautiful. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 351 n. 267a. |
| K1941 | Disguised flayer. An impostor dresses in the skin of his victim. Eskimo (West Hudson Bay): Boas BAM XV 185, (Central Eskimo): Boas RBAE VI 624; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 351 n. 267; S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 484; Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 2 No. 1, 22 No. 2, 260 No. 38, (Kaffir): Theal 100. |
| K913 | Disguised hero attacks enemy at feast. Boje 66; Icelandic: *Boberg; Japanese: Ikeda. |
| H151.13 | Disguised hero's golden hair discovered by spying princess. Type 314. |
| K1813.1.2 | Disguised husband shows his wife that he is not a good-for-nothing as she thinks him. Chinese: Graham. |
| K1813.1.1 | Disguised husband shows his wife that he is not repulsive, as she thinks him. India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K1813.2 | Disguised husband spies on his faithless wife. Icelandic: Hervarar saga 45—46, 122—23, Boberg. |
| K1813 | Disguised husband visits his wife. English: Wells 17 (Guy of Warwick); Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K1813.1 | Disguised husband wins his faithless wife's love. Hindu: Tawney II 97; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 116. |
| H38.1 | Disguised king (noble) recognized by habitual speech. |
| P15.1 | Disguised king punished by peasant. Beaten because he does not get up early enough. (King Alfred and the cakes.) *BP III 451 n. 1. |
| Q53.1 | Disguised king rewards rescuer from robbers. (Cf. K1812.) *BP III 450ff. |
| P15.1.1 | Disguised king taught courtesy by peasant. English: Wells 94 (The Taill of Rauf Coilyear). |
| H173 | Disguised man recognized by dog. Greek: Fox 139; India: *Thompson-Balys. |
| K1836.3 | Disguised man takes bride's place: deserts, leaving a she-goat in his place for the foolish bridegroom. (Cf. K1223.1.) Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1686*; Russian: Andrejev No. 1538 I*. |
| H58.1 | Disguised mistress identified by chalk marks left on back by lover. Heptameron No. 43. |
| K1812.8.3 | Disguised queen visits her husband and begets child with him as assigned. (Cf. H1187.) Köhler-Bolte II 647ff.; Liungman Tvе Folkminnesundersökningar 25 n. 1. |
| J1112.1.1 | Disguised real wife orders motley wear for her husband when he goes to fetch new bride-to-be: prospective father-in-law takes him for a fool and real wife reveals herself to husband. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K434.2 | Disguised robber in night-lodging tries to pull up confederate on rope: princess discovers him and catches him. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K913.1 | Disguised shipwrecked men admitted to the king's house kill him at Yule feast in revenge for murder. Icelandic: Hálfdanar saga Eysteinssonar ch. 7—8 (cf. introd. 23—24), *Boberg. |
| K1682 | Disguised trickster beaten by man he is trying to frighten. Disguise as ghost. Spanish: Boggs FFC XC 47 No. 326, Espinosa II Nos. 136—138. |
| R152.1 | Disguised wife helps husband escape from prison. (Cf. R121.) *Types 880, 888, 890; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: Rotunda; West Indies: Flowers 521. |
| K441.2.1 | Dishonest notary invents debt and collects from both parties. Italian Novella: Rotunda. |
| U138.1 | Dishonest silversmith restless until silver ornament is mixed with alloy. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| W157 | Dishonesty. Irish: Beal XXI 327, O'Suilleabhain 75; Icelandic: *Boberg; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| C930.1 | Dishonor to children because of breaking tabu. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| F1035 | Disintegration: man eats himself up or dismembers himself. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 304 n. 109m. |
| E422.1.10.1 | Dismembered corpse reassembles. (Cf. E31.) U.S.: *Baughman. |
| E422.1.10 | Dismembered corpse. |
| E32.3 | Dismembered pigs come alive again if only bones are preserved. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| V61.4.2 | Dismemberment before burial. Gaster Thespis 242. |
| Q325 | Disobedience punished. (Cf. Q431.3, Q451.7.0.2.3, Q456.0.3, Q458.0.2, Q552.1.0.1.1, Q593.) Alphabet No. 441; Spanish: Keller, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 104, 216; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys; Eskimo (Greenland): Rink 428, (Bering Strait): Nelson RBAE XVIII 473; Tuamotu: Stimson MS (T-G. 3/629); S. A. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 177; Africa (Wakweli): Bender 108, (Duala): Lederbogen Märchen 84, (Congo): Weeks Congo 214, (Luba): DeClerq ZsKS IV 193; West Indies: Flowers 569. |
| Q221.5 | Disobedience to God punished. Jewish: Moreno Esdras (Q229). |
| W126 | Disobedience. Missouri French: Carrière; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Jewish: Neuman. |
| S326.1 | Disobedient child burned. Irish myth: Cross. |
| S326 | Disobedient children cast forth. India: Thompson-Balys; Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 205. |
| T254.6 | Disobedient wife punished. |
| S430 | Disposal of cast-off wife. |
| F321.1.4 | Disposing of a changeling. Hartland Science 105, 117ff.; Fb "skifting" III 252b, 253a.—Irish myth: Cross. |
| A2520 | Disposition of animals. |
| P36 | Dispossessed prince taunted by usurper's son. West Africa: Frobenius Atlantis VI 182ff. No. 4. |
| A716 | Dispute at creation of sun. God and devil discuss creation. God plans two suns; devil persuades him to create only one.—Dh I 128ff.; cf. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 498. |
| V229.18 | Dispute between two saints settled by angel. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J461.6 | Dispute of hammer and anvil. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J646 | Disregard advice of your enemy. |
| J2120 | Disregard of danger to objects (or animals). |
| J2129 | Disregard of danger to objects or animals—miscellaneous. |
| X1756 | Disregard of nature of basketry. |
| J1261.2 | Disrespect for the sacrament. (Cf. J1269.5.) |
| Q395 | Disrespect punished. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 411, Tahiti: ibid. 244. |
| W128 | Dissatisfaction. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| W128.2 | Dissatisfied fox. In kingdom of lions laments that he always gets the worst bits of food. *Wienert FFC LVI 34. |
| W128.3 | Dissatisfied rivers complain against sea. Say that it makes their water unusable. Wienert FFC LVI *75 (ET 408), 125 (ST 344); Halm Aesop No 380. |
| U136.1 | Dissatisfied workmen exchange work: still more dissatisfied. Bødker Exempler 276 No. 14; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| K1088 | Dissension aroused in army by casting suspicion on general. A general destroys everything except what belongs to the general of the enemy. Thus he brings about suspicion that the two leaders are in league. Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 539. |
| J814.5 | Dissenting minister to king: "Let the king do as seems good in his eyes". Jewish: Neuman. |
| J628 | Dissuasion from suicide. Man dissuades simpleton from hanging himself by telling him that hell is a place of pain and torments. Spanish: Childers. |
| F137 | Distance of otherworld. *Siuts 19ff.—Irish myth: *Cross. |
| A139.7 | Distinctive aroma of gods. Gaster Thespis 211, 389, 397. |
| J2063 | Distress over imagined troubles of unborn child. (Clever Else.) Girl sent to cellar to get wine to serve the suitor begins weeping over the troubles of the child which she might have if she married the suitor. Her parents join her. Meanwhile the suitor leaves. *Type 1450; *BP I 335; *Clouston Noodles 191; Christensen DF L 35; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas IV 55, 277; India: Thompson-Balys; Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 285 No. 125. |
| A1690 | Distribution and differentiation of people—miscellaneous. |
| A1600 | Distribution and differentiation of peoples—general. Irish myth: Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A1316.3.1 | Distribution of eyes. Jewish: Neuman. |
| A1316.1 | Distribution of noses. The earlier comers receive big noses, the later small.—Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 5 No. 15. |
| A1620 | Distribution of tribes. Hebrew: Genesis ch. 10; Indo-Chinese: Scott 292.—Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 149, (Fjort): Dennett 108 No. 31; India: Thompson-Balys.—N. A. Indian: (general) *Thompson Tales 285 n. 54, (Hopi): Alexander N. Am. 205, (Tahltan): Teit JAFL XXXII 213; Cakchiquel: Alexander Lat. Am. 181; S. Am. Indian (Yuracare): ibid. 315. |
| N125.4 | Districts named from first person met in each. Irish myth: Cross. |
| J1261.2.2 | Distrusts God when he can be brought by a man. Priest offers to help peasant with "the body of the Lord". — "If God can be brought by a man, he is too weak to help me." Frey (ed. Bolte) *219 No. 10. |
| A2238.4 | Diver eats nests of small birds: must not nest away from water. (Cf. A2431.3.2.)—Finnish: Aarne FFC VIII 19 No. 104. |
| A2431.3.2 | Diver's nest. (See A2238.4.)—Dh III 202. |
| J1905.3 | Divided ownership of cow. The brother who owns the front end tries to drive the cow and will not let the owner of the rear end milk her. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| U61 | Dividing after God's fashion: little to poor, much to rich. *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 233 No. 509, Bebel I 232 No. 149, Mensa Philosophica No. 63. |
| J2469.3 | Dividing all they have. So advised, they cut their beds, houses, etc. in two. (Cf. M241.) Penzer V 114 n. 1. |
| J1242 | Dividing by scripture quoting. |
| J1249.1 | Dividing five eggs equally between two men and one woman. Three to the woman and one each to the men. Men already have two (testicles). *Fischer-Bolte 207. J1250—J1499. |
| J1241.2 | Dividing four coins among three persons. Two coins apiece given to two; other is to wait till two more coins are found. Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 181 No. 339. |
| K452.1 | Dividing the discovered oyster. The umpire takes the oyster itself as fee and gives each contestant half the shell. Wesselski Arlotto II 254 No. 171. |
| J1241.5 | Dividing the eggs: one man's hand in the pot at a time. Trickster alternates hands so fast that the other man never gets to put his hand in. He finally puts his foot in the pan. Spanish: Childers. |
| M241.1 | Dividing the winnings: half of the bride demanded. When the hero shows that he is willing to carry out the bargain, his helper relents. *Type 505—508; *BP III 490; Köhler-Bolte I 11, 444; *Liljeblad Tobiasgeschichte; English: Wells 160 (Sir Amadace); India: Thompson-Balys. |
| M241.2 | Dividing the winnings: presents (favors) from man's own wife. After the agreement to divide all winnings the first man receives favors (presents, kisses) from the second's wife. He faithfully delivers them. *Type 1364; Wesselski Märchen 187 No. 2; English: Wells 55 (Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight). |
| J1241.3 | Dividing three fish among two men. Fools submit problem to trickster who solves problem by taking third fish himself. Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 259. |
| J1241.1 | Dividing two sheep and a ram: trickster to divide with two friends. You two take one sheep; the ram and I will take the other. Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 202 No. 399. |
| D1812.5.0.17 | Divination by choice of roads: which son to be born first. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1311.21 | Divination by cup. (Cf. D1171.6.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| B147.3.0.1 | Divination by fall of house-lizard. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1311.8 | Divination by head (skull). (Cf. D992, D1610.5, M118.) —*Dickson 201 n. 97; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 46. |
| D1311.6 | Divination by heavenly bodies. (Cf. D1291.)—Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.6.0.1 | Divination by looking upon astrolabe. Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.17.2 | Divination by magic arrow. (Cf. D1092.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.17 | Divination by magic weapon. (Cf. D1080.) |
| D1311.10 | Divination by part of animal's body. |
| D1311.10.1 | Divination by shoulder-bone of sheep. (Cf. D1013.) —*Kittredge Witchcraft 144, 462 n. 44. |
| D1311.6.4 | Divination by stars. (Cf. D1291.2.)—Jewish: Neuman; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 828. |
| D1812.5.0.6 | Divination by throwing objects into water. If they swim the omen is bad; if not, good. *Frazer Pausanias III 388. |
| D1311.19 | Divination by water. (Cf. D1242.1.) Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.3.1.1 | Divination by water. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1311.22 | Divination from (sound of) wind. (Cf. D906.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.8 | Divination from animal fight. Irish myth: Cross. |
| D1311.14 | Divination from chance reading of sacred (magic) book. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1812.5.0.10 | Divination from clouds. (Cf. D1812.5.1.11.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.7 | Divination from first person (thing) met. *Hdwb. d. Märch. s.v. "Erstes"; Jewish: Neuman. |
| D1311.10.2 | Divination from gall and liver of pig. (Cf. D1015.2.) Philippine (Tinguian): Cole 19 note 1, 91. |
| D1812.5.0.9 | Divination from howling of dog. (Cf. D1812.5.1.12.1.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.4.1 | Divination from rising smoke. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.12 | Divination from sound of chariot wheels. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.11 | Divination from sound of voice. Irish myth: *Cross. |
| D1812.5.0.15.1 | Divination from wind. Icelandic: Egils saga einhenda, ed. Lagerholm 47. |
| D1311.23 | Divination with chessboard. (Cf. D1209.7.) Irish myth: *Cross. |
| F35 | Divine animal visits earth. |
| D796 | Divine beings assume their own shape in sleep. Penzer III 92 n. 2, VIII 25 n. 2. |
| A112.10 | Divine child cast out at birth. Polynesia: Beckwith Myth 257. |
| F35.1 | Divine cow descends to earth. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F302.5.2.1 | Divine damsel converts mortal's first wife into a lovely woman; they all live together. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| F35.2 | Divine elephant comes down from heaven to feed and disport himself. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| Q553 | Divine favor withdrawn as punishment. Jewish: *Neuman. |
| T75.6 | Divine hand catches scorned lover as he plunges from minaret top to die. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1811.2.1 | Divine inspiration for writing sacred books. Moreno Esdras. |
| T605 | Divine nurse. Greek: Grote I 52. |
| V111.3.2 | Divine person points out site for church. United States: Baughman. |
| M294 | Divine promise not to destroy sinful city if righteous live there. Jewish: Neuman. |
| F134.4 | Divine swans are on an inaccessible island in middle of seven seas. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A527.1.1 | Divine twins make selves a bow and arrow. S. Am. Indian (Chiriguano): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 143, 156, (Carib): ibid. 147. |
| J1791.3 | Diving for cheese. Man (animal) sees moon reflected in water and, thinking it a cheese, dives for it. *Type 34; *Dh IV 230f.; *Fb "øst"; *Clouston Noodles 44; *Field Pent Cuckoo 18; Köhler-Bolte I 107; Christensen DF XLVII 217—18 no. 78; Spanish: Espinosa III Nos. 206f.; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 295 n. 81; Africa (Zulu): Callaway 357 (cf. J1791.4). |
| K1051.2 | Diving for clothes. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| J1791.5 | Diving for reflected enemy. India: Thompson-Balys; Japanese: Ikeda; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 352 n. 270a. |
| J1791.11 | Diving for reflected fruit. Meantime rascal steals the fruit itself. Spanish: Espinosa III 206f.; Indonesia: Coster-Wijsman 37 No. 25. |
| J1791.6 | Diving for reflection of beautiful woman. Indonesian, Melanesian: Dixon 227 n. 34; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 352 n. 270b. |
| K1051 | Diving for sheep. Dupe persuaded that sheep have been lost in river. *Type 1535; *BP II 1ff.; *Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 51; Köhler-Bolte I 91, 190; India: *Thompson-Balys; Korean: Zong in-Sob 105 No. 56; Indonesia: Coster-Wijsman 26 No. 5. |
| K16.1 | Diving match won by deception: breathing under brush. Trickster comes up and breathes under some floating brush, where he is not detected. N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 314 n. 136. |
| K16 | Diving match won by deception. Indonesia: DeVries's list No. 123. |
| K16.2 | Diving match: trickster eats food while dupe is under water. Africa (Kaffir): Theal 101, (Angola): Chatelain 205; Jamaica: *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 239; American Negro (Georgia): Harris Nights 373 No. 67, (South Carolina): Stewart JAFL XXXII 394, Parsons MAFLS XVI 40. |
| K1051.3 | Diving to become strong. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| D1318.6 | Divining bones reveal guilt. (Cf. D1013.)—Africa (Basuto): Jacottet 180 No. 26. |
| D1314.2.2 | Divining rod (twig) locates underground water supply. Ireland, England, U. S.: *Baughman. |
| D1314.2.4 | Divining rod (twig) points out spot where unwed mother had drowned child. U.S.: Baughman. |
| D1314.2.3 | Divining rod points to house of thief. England: Baughman. |
| D1314.2.1 | Divining rod sinks at place where tribe shall settle. S. A. Indian (Inca): Alexander Lat. Am. 249. |
| A192.4 | Divinity becomes mortal. Tonga: Beckwith Myth 75. |
| A192.2.2 | Divinity departs in boat over sea. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 29, *37. |
| A192.2.4 | Divinity departs in column of flame. Pora Pora (Society Is.): Beckwith Myth 38. |
| A192.2.3 | Divinity departs to submarine home. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 206. |
| E611.2.1.0.1 | Divinity reincarnated as bull. (Cf. A132.9.) Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 152, *Cross; India: Thompson-Balys. |
| E611.2.0.1 | Divinity reincarnated as cow. India: Thompson-Balys. |
| A567 | Divinity retires to the end of the world. S. Am. Indian (Yuracare): Métraux BBAE CXLIII (3) 503. |
| A194.1 | Divinity weeps. Jewish: Neuman. |
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